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Mar 22

Canadiens Finish Regular Season with Best Record in NHL

Mar. 22, 1964 - The Montreal Canadiens, who needed two weekend victories to make sure of their 14th NHL title in history, followed up...

Mar 19

Losing Rangers Still Draw Big Crowds

Mar. 19, 1964 - Win, lose, or draw, the New York Rangers will continue to attract big crowds at Madison Square Garden. How does an NHL...

Mar 17

Black Hawks Top Rangers, Gain First Place in NHL

Mar. 17, 1964 - The Black Hawks regained first place in the NHL tonight by shutting out the New York Rangers, 4-0, before a delighted...

Mar 1

Rangers Tie Wings at the Garden

Mar. 1, 1963 - The New York Rangers missed a grand opportunity tonight to pick up two points on the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square...

Dec 30, 2023

Rangers Win the Brawl, Lose the Game to Montreal at Madison Square Garden

Dec. 30, 1963 - The New York Rangers outbattled the Montreal Canadiens but couldn’t outscore them as they lost a wild 6-2 game last night...

Dec 27, 2023

Rangers Top League-Leading Black Hawks as Henry Scores Two Goals

Dec. 27, 1963 - Camille Henry, at 150 pounds the smallest man in the NHL, beat the biggest team tonight. His two goals in the third...

Dec 25, 2023

Red Wings Win Close One Against Rangers

Dec. 25, 1963 - The Red Wings gave coach Sid Abel a present of a smoking jacket and slippers before tonight’s game against the Rangers at...

Dec 11, 2023

Black Hawks Top Rangers at Hull Scores 200th Goal

Dec. 11, 1963 - Stan Mikita’s 3 goals, Ken Wharram’s 2 goals, Glenn Hall’s fine goaltending, and Bobby Hull’s 200th career goal paced the...

Dec 7, 2023

Bruins Top Rangers at Boston Garden on Prentice’s Heroics

Dec. 7, 1963 - A former Ranger wing, Dean Prentice (pictured), scored two goals late in the final period tonight before 12,121 at Boston...

Dec 5, 2023

Canadiens Defeat Rangers

Dec. 5, 1963 - Jacques Plante (pictured), masked marvel of netminders, fingered a couple of arm bruises and grinned in resignation....

Nov 14, 2023

Rangers Drop Sixth Straight to Leafs at MSG

Nov. 14, 1963 - The New York Rangers lost their sixth straight game tonight, a 5-4 decision to the 1962 Stanley Cup champions, the...

Oct 24, 2023

Rangers Shut Out Bruins at Boston Garden

Oct. 24, 1963 - Harry Howell, who rarely scores a goal, and Jacques Plante, who rarely allows one, were the key figures tonight as they...

Oct 17, 2023

Rangers Shut Out Wings at Garden

Oct. 17, 1963 - Jacques Plante, the goalie who wants to win friends in New York, owned a considerable portion of Manhattan Island today...

Oct 13, 2023

Geoffrion Scores Twice on Former Teammate as Habs Top Rangers

Oct. 13, 1963 - Bernie Geoffrion (pictured) proved to ex-teammate goalie Jacques Plante that he hasn’t lost his touch by scoring twice to...

Jun 5, 2023

Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers Swap Goalies

June 5, 1963 - Jacques Plante (pictured in 1959), who plays goal with a mask, and Lorne (Gump) Worsley, who usually played it without a...

Mar 20, 2023

Hadfield Carries Rangers To Victory Over Bruins

Mar. 20, 1963 - Vic Hadfield (left), who tallied only twice in 33 previous games, registered 3 goals tonight in carrying the New York...

Feb 17, 2023

Rangers Top Maple Leafs at MSG, 4-1

Feb. 17, 1963 - The New York Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Madison Square Garden, 4-1, and dropped the Leafs into...